Systems analysis in forest resources : proceedings of the eighth symposium, Sept. 27-30, 2000, Snowmass Village, Colorado

Systems analysis in forestry has continued to advance in sophistication and diversity of application over the last few decades.

The papers in this volume were presented at the eighth symposium in the foremost conference series worldwide in this subject area.

Techniques presented include optimization and simulation modelling, decision support systems, alternative planning techniques, and spatial analysis.

Over 30 papers and extended abstracts are grouped into the topical areas of: fire and fuels; networks and transportation; forest and landscape planning; ecological modeling, biodiversity, and wildlife; and, forest resource applications.

This collection will be of interest to forest planners and researchers who work in quantitative methods in forestry.